diff --git a/src/components/gfx/compositor.rs b/src/components/gfx/compositor.rs
index b0f599c1f4d..46e09800685 100644
--- a/src/components/gfx/compositor.rs
+++ b/src/components/gfx/compositor.rs
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ pub enum RenderState {
     RenderingRenderState,
 }
 
-/// The interface used to by the renderer to acquire draw targets for each rendered frame and
+/// The interface used by the renderer to acquire draw targets for each rendered frame and
 /// submit them to be drawn to the display.
 pub trait RenderListener {
     fn get_gl_context(&self) -> AzGLContext;
diff --git a/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs b/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
index 41341554e27..8cb63f885f1 100644
--- a/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/gfx/render_task.rs
@@ -22,31 +22,39 @@ use servo_net::util::spawn_listener;
 use servo_util::time::{ProfilerChan, profile};
 use servo_util::time;
 
-pub enum Msg {
+pub enum Msg<C> {
+    AttachCompositorMsg(C),
     RenderMsg(RenderLayer),
     ExitMsg(Chan<()>),
 }
 
-#[deriving(Clone)]
-pub struct RenderChan {
-    chan: SharedChan<Msg>,
+pub struct RenderChan<C> {
+    chan: SharedChan<Msg<C>>,
 }
 
-impl RenderChan {
-    pub fn new(chan: Chan<Msg>) -> RenderChan {
+impl<C: RenderListener + Owned> Clone for RenderChan<C> {
+    pub fn clone(&self) -> RenderChan<C> {
+        RenderChan {
+            chan: self.chan.clone(),
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl<C: RenderListener + Owned> RenderChan<C> {
+    pub fn new(chan: Chan<Msg<C>>) -> RenderChan<C> {
         RenderChan {
             chan: SharedChan::new(chan),
         }
     }
-    pub fn send(&self, msg: Msg) {
+    pub fn send(&self, msg: Msg<C>) {
         self.chan.send(msg);
     }
 }
 
-pub fn create_render_task<C: RenderListener + Owned>(port: Port<Msg>,
-                                                compositor: C,
-                                                opts: Opts,
-                                                profiler_chan: ProfilerChan) {
+pub fn create_render_task<C: RenderListener + Owned>(port: Port<Msg<C>>,
+                                                     compositor: C,
+                                                     opts: Opts,
+                                                     profiler_chan: ProfilerChan) {
     let compositor_cell = Cell(compositor);
     let opts_cell = Cell(opts);
     let port = Cell(port);
@@ -103,7 +111,7 @@ priv struct ThreadRenderContext {
 }
 
 priv struct Renderer<C> {
-    port: Port<Msg>,
+    port: Port<Msg<C>>,
     compositor: C,
     thread_pool: TaskPool<ThreadRenderContext>,
     opts: Opts,
@@ -120,6 +128,7 @@ impl<C: RenderListener + Owned> Renderer<C> {
 
         loop {
             match self.port.recv() {
+                AttachCompositorMsg(compositor) => self.compositor = compositor,
                 RenderMsg(render_layer) => self.render(render_layer),
                 ExitMsg(response_ch) => {
                     response_ch.send(());
diff --git a/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs b/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
index cf42af2a6b9..ba32b706c41 100644
--- a/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/compositing/mod.rs
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ impl CompositorTask {
     }
 
     /// Starts the compositor, which listens for messages on the specified port. 
-    pub fn create_compositor_task(port: Port<Msg>,
+    pub fn create(port: Port<Msg>,
                                   profiler_chan: ProfilerChan,
                                   shutdown_chan: Chan<()>) {
         let port = Cell(port);
diff --git a/src/components/main/engine.rs b/src/components/main/engine.rs
index 8a8b30dc226..1abc00537c4 100644
--- a/src/components/main/engine.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/engine.rs
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ use servo_util::time::{ProfilerChan};
 pub struct Engine {
     request_port: Port<Msg>,
     compositor_chan: CompositorChan,
-    render_chan: RenderChan,
+    render_chan: RenderChan<CompositorChan>,
     resource_task: ResourceTask,
     image_cache_task: ImageCacheTask,
     layout_chan: LayoutChan,
@@ -32,12 +32,6 @@ pub struct Engine {
     profiler_chan: ProfilerChan,
 }
 
-impl Drop for Engine {
-    fn finalize(&self) {
-        //self.profiler_chan.send(ForcePrintMsg);
-    }
-}
-
 impl Engine {
     pub fn start(compositor_chan: CompositorChan,
                  opts: &Opts,
@@ -63,7 +57,9 @@ impl Engine {
         // Create the layout port and channel.
         let (layout_port, layout_chan) = closure_stream!(layout_interface::Msg, LayoutChan);
 
-        let (render_port, render_chan) = closure_stream!(render_task::Msg, RenderChan);
+        let (render_port, render_chan) = comm::stream::<render_task::Msg<CompositorChan>>();
+        let (render_port, render_chan) = (Cell(render_port), RenderChan::new(render_chan));
+
 
         compositor_chan.send(SetLayoutChan(layout_chan.clone()));
         let compositor_chan = Cell(compositor_chan);
diff --git a/src/components/main/layout/layout_task.rs b/src/components/main/layout/layout_task.rs
index 506f1d20769..fcdc8cc6b24 100644
--- a/src/components/main/layout/layout_task.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/layout/layout_task.rs
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 //! The layout task. Performs layout on the DOM, builds display lists and sends them to be
 /// rendered.
 
+use compositing::CompositorChan;
 use css::matching::MatchMethods;
 use css::select::new_css_select_ctx;
 use layout::aux::{LayoutData, LayoutAuxMethods};
@@ -47,7 +48,7 @@ use std::net::url::Url;
 
 pub fn create_layout_task(port: Port<Msg>,
                           script_chan: ScriptChan,
-                          render_chan: RenderChan,
+                          render_chan: RenderChan<CompositorChan>,
                           img_cache_task: ImageCacheTask,
                           opts: Opts,
                           profiler_chan: ProfilerChan) {
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ pub fn create_layout_task(port: Port<Msg>,
 struct Layout {
     port: Port<Msg>,
     script_chan: ScriptChan,
-    render_chan: RenderChan,
+    render_chan: RenderChan<CompositorChan>,
     image_cache_task: ImageCacheTask,
     local_image_cache: @mut LocalImageCache,
     font_ctx: @mut FontContext,
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ struct Layout {
 impl Layout {
     fn new(port: Port<Msg>,
            script_chan: ScriptChan,
-           render_chan: RenderChan, 
+           render_chan: RenderChan<CompositorChan>, 
            image_cache_task: ImageCacheTask,
            opts: &Opts,
            profiler_chan: ProfilerChan)
diff --git a/src/components/main/platform/common/glut_windowing.rs b/src/components/main/platform/common/glut_windowing.rs
index a6ee264437c..50e67d6e541 100644
--- a/src/components/main/platform/common/glut_windowing.rs
+++ b/src/components/main/platform/common/glut_windowing.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ use windowing::{ResizeCallback, ScrollCallback, WindowMethods, WindowMouseEvent,
 use windowing::{WindowMouseDownEvent, WindowMouseUpEvent, ZoomCallback};
 
 use alert::{Alert, AlertMethods};
-use core::cell::Cell;
 use core::libc::c_int;
 use geom::point::Point2D;
 use geom::size::Size2D;
diff --git a/src/components/main/servo.rc b/src/components/main/servo.rc
index 072d718b824..8357d4136d1 100755
--- a/src/components/main/servo.rc
+++ b/src/components/main/servo.rc
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ fn run(opts: &Opts) {
     // Create the profiler channel.
     let (profiler_port, profiler_chan) = comm::stream();
     let profiler_chan = ProfilerChan::new(profiler_chan);
-    Profiler::create_profiler(profiler_port);
+    Profiler::create(profiler_port);
     do opts.profiler_period.map |period| {
         let profiler_chan = profiler_chan.clone();
         let period = *period;
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ fn run(opts: &Opts) {
     // Create the compositor.
     let (compositor_port, compositor_chan) = comm::stream();
     let compositor_chan = CompositorChan::new(compositor_chan);
-    CompositorTask::create_compositor_task(compositor_port, profiler_chan.clone(), shutdown_chan);
+    CompositorTask::create(compositor_port, profiler_chan.clone(), shutdown_chan);
 
     // Create a Servo instance.
 
diff --git a/src/components/script/compositor_interface.rs b/src/components/script/compositor_interface.rs
index 1f8462f5463..b0041e49298 100644
--- a/src/components/script/compositor_interface.rs
+++ b/src/components/script/compositor_interface.rs
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ pub enum ReadyState {
     FinishedLoading,
 }
 
+/// The interface used by the script task to tell the compositor to update its ready state,
+/// which is used in displaying the appropriate message in the window's title.
 pub trait ScriptListener : Clone {
     fn set_ready_state(&self, ReadyState);
 }
diff --git a/src/components/util/time.rs b/src/components/util/time.rs
index 8d1cdfc7091..95bdc207e34 100644
--- a/src/components/util/time.rs
+++ b/src/components/util/time.rs
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ impl ProfilerCategory {
 }
 
 impl Profiler {
-    pub fn create_profiler(port: Port<ProfilerMsg>) {
+    pub fn create(port: Port<ProfilerMsg>) {
         let port = Cell(port);
         do spawn {
             let mut profiler = Profiler::new(port.take());
diff --git a/src/support/css/rust-css b/src/support/css/rust-css
index 09d2db847c1..865f5391143 160000
--- a/src/support/css/rust-css
+++ b/src/support/css/rust-css
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 09d2db847c11bcab7f1832d5daf5947a7c1384ee
+Subproject commit 865f539114383a021822583801e8362faf916699
diff --git a/src/support/glut/rust-glut b/src/support/glut/rust-glut
index 6f6b6fa9591..453bf81e021 160000
--- a/src/support/glut/rust-glut
+++ b/src/support/glut/rust-glut
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 6f6b6fa95914fa6322f3277c803fd4921601cb90
+Subproject commit 453bf81e021008f5eba29b135f07f4529e6c8b2e